Clip for joining crossbars



June 23, 1925.

J. ERB ET AL CLIP FOR JOINING CROSSBARS Filed June 10, 1922 ATTOR Y Jane23, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN EBB, OF NEWARK, AND ADOLPH MONTAN, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNORS TO EASTERN TOOL 8:; MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BLOOMFIELD,

NEW, JERSEY.

CLIP FOR JOINING CROSSBARS.

Application filed June 10, 1922. Serial No. 567,330.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN Em; and Anonrri Mo TAN, citizens of the UnitedStates, and residents of Newark, county o'l Essex, and State of NewJersey, and West Orange, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey,respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clipsfor Joining Crossbars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a clip for connecting and binding cross bars,and while it is adapted for many different purposes, it is particularlydesigned to hold bars that are arranged in the form of a rid and afterbeing so assembled are used as reenforcing members in concrete walks,floors and the like, the clip being adapted to be quickly attached so asto save time and the eostof labor, and requiring no manipulation be yondits attachment, having no ends to be twisted together.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawin s, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of a grichshowlng several of theclips in position. Figure 2 is an enlarged top view of a part oi twocross bars, showing a clip in position. Figure 3 is a section on line 33in Figure 2. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the clip shown in Figures1, 2'and 3. Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2, but of a modifiedform of clip, and Figure 6 is a perspective view of the clip shown inFigure 5.

10 and 11 indicate the cross bars, which can be or any desired lengthand are spaced apart the desired distance, and a clip is placed wherethese bars cross one above the other, the clip being formed of wire toprovide an open loop 12 which merges at the two sides into open loops 13and 14:, these loops being ext-ended transversely and be .ing inclinedso as to engage the under side oi. the bar 11 with a helical contact soas to t tly bind for a considerable distance along the bars 11 on eitherside of the bar 10, and are placed under a tension when the clip is inplace, because oneof the open loops is extended to form an arm 15 whichis of material length so that a good leverage can be provided at theend, which end is turned transversely and extends slightly downwardly,as at 16, so as to engage the upper side of the same element, that is,the bar 10, that is engaged by the open loop 12.

In alfixing the clip the open loop is placed over the bar'lO and thenslid along so that the loops 13 and 14 are underneath the bar 11, andthen the end 16 is caught over the top 01" the bar 10 and the clipis inplace. The single strand 15 projecting from the looped end of thearticle forms a handle by means of which the device is handled ininstallation and removal and a curved swing of the hand after the loop12 is in place is all that is necessary to place the clip in position,Furthermore, the straight transverse end 16 need only be seated on thetop of the bar 10 and its cam-lilre action will draw in the end of thestrand 15 to the position shown in Figure 1. The device is one thatsaves material and that is easily and cheaply manufactured.

t will be understood that in case 01 readjustment the clip can be aseasily removed as it can be installed.

In Figures 5 and 6 we show a modified form in which the open loop 12 isformed at its ends into the open loops 17 and 18 which are arrangedsubstantially at right angles to the loop 12, thereby providing anarrower clip, the arm 15 and the end 16 being substantially the same asin the first described clip.

e claim:

A clip comprising a wire bent to form an arched part with its ends bentto form open loops disposed at right angles to and facing in theopposite direction to the arched part, the wire being extended amaterial distance beyond the open loop on one side, the end of saidextension being bent to lie substantially opposite the arched part andinclined downwardly relative thereto.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereto set our handsthis 9th day of June, 1922.

JOHN ERB. ADOLPH MONTAN.

